i loved you first.

My current favourite song of the moment. Regina Spektor has very haunting tunes, but this one is just heart and gut wrenching. (Oedipus is also another good one!)

"Samson" by Regina Spektor

You are my sweetest downfall
I loved you first, I loved you first
Beneath the sheets of paper lies my truth
I have to go, I have to go
Your hair was long when we first met

Samson went back to bed
Not much hair left on his head
He ate a slice of wonder bread and went right back to bed
And history books forgot about us and the bible didn't mention us
And the bible didn't mention us, not even once

You are my sweetest downfall
I loved you first, I loved you first
Beneath the stars came fallin' on our heads
But they're just old light, they're just old light
Your hair was long when we first met

Samson came to my bed
Told me that my hair was red
Told me I was beautiful and came into my bed
Oh I cut his hair myself one night
A pair of dull scissors in the yellow light
And he told me that I'd done alright
And kissed me 'til the mornin' light, the mornin' light
And he kissed me 'til the mornin' light

Samson went back to bed
Not much hair left on his head
Ate a slice of wonderbread and went right back to bed
Oh, we couldn't bring the columns down
Yeah we couldn't destroy a single one
And history books forgot about us
And the bible didn't mention us, not even once

You are my sweetest downfall
I loved you first

I get terribly melancholic, sad, weepy, tears streaming down my face sort of crazy depressed when I listen to this song. It's so terribly sad. Everyone pities Samson, but has anyone thought about Delilah's position? It's poignant.

EDIT:
Wikipedia states that the song is about a fictional woman who was Samson's lover before Delilah. Well, uh okay but I'd liek to still think that this is Delilah in the song.

In other news, I had a rather shitty day at work again, but I'm getting used to it (since I'm leaving anywaaaay) and like I've said, I've got something in my head to beat the blues away.

Otherwise, hurrah for Threadless tees! I'll be having one or two new ones soon because there is an awesome shirt that is dying to be bought by geek me.